2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Conference West Coast Conference
2014–15 record 12–19 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach Ron Verlin (2nd year)
Assistant coach Adam Jacobsen
Assistant coach Calvin Byrd
Assistant coach Dwight Young
Home arena Alex G. Spanos Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#7 Gonzaga 17 1   .944     35 3   .921
BYU 13 5   .722     25 10   .714
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722     21 10   .677
Pepperdine 10 8   .556     18 14   .563
San Diego 8 10   .444     15 16   .484
Portland 7 11   .389     17 16   .515
Santa Clara 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
San Francisco 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Pacific 4 14   .222     12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222     8 23   .258
2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Ron Verlin. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to San Francisco.

Previous Season

The Tigers finished the season 18–16, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Grand Canyon, Texas A&M Corpus–Christi and fellow WCC member San Diego to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Trevin Harris 1 F 6'5" 215 Senior Kingwood, TX Graduated
Sama Taku 3 G 6'2" 185 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Spencer Llewellyn 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Sydney, Australia Graduate transfer to San Franisco State
Andrew Bock 12 G 6'2" 175 Senior Rialto, CA Graduated
Khalil Kelley 13 F 6'8" 225 Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated
Aaron Short 15 G 6'3" 215 Junior Reno, NV Transferred
Ross Rivera 20 G 6'7" 225 Senior Visalia, CA Graduated
Tony Gill 33 F 6'8" 220 Senior Roseville, CA Graduated
Tim Thomas 42 C 6'10" 255 Senior Sheridan, WY Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Alec Kobre 3 G 6'3" 175 Junior Santa Rosa, CA Junior college transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College.
Dulani Robinson 5 G 5'8" 160 Junior Oakland, CA Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.
Cole Currie 10 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore La Crescenta, CA Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Currie will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Eric Thompson 12 F 6'8" 270 Junior Pontiac, MI Junior college transfer from Saddleback College.
Sami Eleraky 35 C 7'0" 242 Sophomore Aalborg, Denmark Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco.

Recruiting Class of 2014

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
D.J. Ursery
G
Encino, California Crespi Carmlite 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 18, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Kaleb Warner
F
Seattle, Washington Mercer Island 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Jacob Lampkin
F
Clyde Hill, Washington O'Dea 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 16, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Ilias Theodorou
F
Athens, Greece St. John's Northwestern Military 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Townes
F
Modesto, California Modesto Christian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jan 7, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 2 Wallace, T. J.T. J. Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Modesto Christian Stockton, CA
G 3 Kobre, AlecAlec Kobre 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Montgomery
Santa Rosa JC
Santa Rosa, CA
G 4 Hendricks, AaronAaron Hendricks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So New Hampton School Loomis, CA
G 5 Robinson, DulaniDulani Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr McClymonds
City College of San Francisco
Oakland, CA
G 10 Currie, ColeCole Currie  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Crescenta Valley
Tulane
La Crescenta, CA
F 11 Aguirre, GabrielGabriel Aguirre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco São Paulo, Brazil
F 12 Thompson, EricEric Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Saddleback College Detroit, MI
G 15 Ursery, D. J.D. J. Ursery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Crespi Carmelite Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Lampkin, JacobJacob Lampkin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr O'Dea Bellevue, WA
G 22 Bowles, RayRay Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
F 24 Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Eclersdorf, Germany
F 25 Warner, KalebKaleb Warner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mercer Island Seattle, WA
F 30 Peters, ThomasThomas Peters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Archbishop Mitty Campbell, CA
F 33 Theodorou, IliasIlias Theodorou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. John's NW Military Acad. Athens, Greece
C 35 Eleraky, SamiSami Eleraky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So City College of San Francisco Aalborg, Denmark
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-22

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2014
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Sonoma State W 83–62 
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,424)
Stockton, CA
Regular season

11/14/2014*
5:00 PM
at Western Illinois W 73–71  1–0
Western Hall (1,323)
Macomb, IL

11/16/2014*
3:00 PM
at UC Irvine L 50–68  1–1
Bren Events Center (1,783)
Irvine, CA

11/20/2014
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Pacific Union W 81–56  2–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,743)
Stockton, CA

11/23/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
vs. Washington
Marv Harshman Classic
L 69–76  2–2
KeyArena (2,512)
Seattle, WA

11/26/2014*
8:30 PM, CBSSN
at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 71–62  3–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,973)
Anchorage, AK

11/28/2014*
8:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Colorado State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 64–75  3–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,903)
Anchorage, AK

11/29/2014*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Mercer
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
W 55–48  4–3
Alaska Airlines Center (3,110)
Anchorage, AK

12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Cal State East Bay W 80–51  5–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,704)
Stockton, CA

12/06/2014*
7:05 PM
at Idaho State W 68–62  6–3
Holt Arena (1,554)
Pocatello, ID

12/14/2014*
5:00 PM, TheW.tv
Western Michigan L 72–80  6–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736)
Stockton, CA

12/18/2014*
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Nevada W 69–65  7–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778)
Stockton, CA

12/20/2014*
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Fresno State W 68–71  8–4
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,326)
Stockton, CA

12/27/2014
3:00 PM, CSNCA
San Francisco L 71–77  8–5 (0–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,340)
Stockton, CA

12/29/2014
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Santa Clara L 40–57  8–6
(0–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
Stockton, CA

01/01/2015
1:00 PM, TWCSN
at Loyola Marymount W 77–63  9–6
(1–2)
Gersten Pavilion (1,061)
Los Angeles, CA

01/03/2015
5:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine L 61–71  9–7
(1–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (905)
Malibu, CA

01/10/2015
8:00 PM, CSN BAY
Saint Mary's L 47–54  9–8
(1–4)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
Stockton, CA

01/15/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
BYU L 80–93  9–9
(1–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,626)
Stockton, CA

01/17/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
San Diego W 59–57  10–9
(2–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,668)
Stockton, CA

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv
at Portland L 69–72  10–10
(2–6)
Chiles Center (1,244)
Portland, OR

01/24/2015
5:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv
at No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–91  10–11
(2–7)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

01/29/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Pepperdine L 43–50  10–12
(2–8)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,396)
Stockton, CA

01/31/2015
1:00 PM, CSNCA
Loyola Marymount L 71–76 OT 10–13
(2–9)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,446)
Stockton, CA

02/07/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Saint Mary's L 58–73  10–14
(2–10)
McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
Moraga, CA

02/12/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
at San Diego L 48–68  10–15
(2–11)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,774)
San Diego, CA

02/14/2015
7:00 PM, BYUtv
at BYU L 59–84  10–16
(2–12)
Marriott Center (16,202)
Provo, UT

02/19/2015
8:00 PM, CSN BAY
No. 3 Gonzaga L 74–86  10–17
(2–13)
Alex G. Spanos Center (5,672)
Stockton, CA

02/21/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
Portland W 79–77 OT 11–17
(3–13)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,653)
Stockton, CA

02/26/2015
7:00 PM, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara W 64–57  12–17
(4–13)
Leavey Center (1,110)
Santa Clara, CA

02/28/2015
7:00 PM, CSN BAY
at San Francisco L 55–65  12–18
(4–14)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,545)
San Francisco, CA
WCC Tournament

03/06/2015
6:00 PM, BYUtv
vs. San Francisco
First round
L 58–62  12–19
Orleans Arena (7,110)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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